9 making california Recipes

masa harina mixed with 1/4 cup warm water, ground beef, garlic clove, minced, lard or vegetable oil, garlic cloves, flour, fresh homemade beef or chicken stock, chopped scallions , both the white and the green parts, tomato , roasted, peeled and chopped (if you are unable to find truly ripe es, add 4, canned tomato sauce .), anaheim or california long green chiles or jalapenos, roasted, peeled, and chopped, chopped cilantro, leaves only, chopped fresh mint, leaves only

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

oats (regular), all-bran cereal (crushed ), walnuts, chopped, orange juice, honey, ground allspice (optional), ground cinnamon

butter, fresh sliced mushrooms, green onion, sliced, raw shrimp, shelled,deveined, white bread, pesto sauce (store bought ), swiss cheese, shredded, crabmeat, drained well, artichoke hearts, drained,quartered, eggs, milk, salt, cayenne pepper

flemish beef stew, american-style beer is used in this recipe. if you want to try another beer, go for a belgian ale - an imported pilsner might be too bitter., beef chuck, cut into 1- to 1 1/2-inch cubes, salt, black pepper, vegetable oil, unsalted butter, onions (6 to 8 medium), chopped (7 cups), turkish or 1 1/2 california bay leaves, pilsner-style beer such as budweiser, dijon mustard, thick) slices country-style bread, beef dry and sprinkle with pepper and 1/2 tsp salt., heat oil and butter in a wide 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown beef in 2 to 3 batches (without crowding), turning over once, until dark brown, about 5 minutes. transfer to a plate., add onions and remaining 1/4 tsp salt to pot and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally and scraping up brown bits from bottom of pot, until pale golden, about 5 minutes. reduce heat to moderately low and cover pot, then cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are golden, about 10 minutes more., add beef along with any juices on plate, bay leaves, and beer and bring to a simmer., meanwhile , spread 1 tbsp mustard on each side of bread slices, then place bread on top of stew. simmer stew, covered, until beef is very tender, about 2 hours., just before serving, stir bread into stew, breaking it up with a spoon, until it is incorporated and stew is thickened. season with salt., stew can be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely, uncovered, then chilled, covered. reheat over moderate heat., makes 6 to 8 main-course servings.

onion ((or more if needed to make 1 cup puree), melted unsalted butter, sugar, extra large eggs, coarse salt, baking powder, california walnuts, chopped coarse, all-purpose flour

canola oil, green onions, thinly sliced, minced gingerroot, garlic, minced, garlic chili sauce, extra lean ground pork, peeled, deveined raw shrimp, chopped, chopped california walnuts, soy sauce, sesame oil, dumpling wrappers, or enough to make 48 dumplings, water